Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment

Healthcare Data Gateway is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

Healthcare Data Gateway is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Measures Taken

We have taken the following measures to ensure accessibility of Healthcare Data Gateway:

• Included accessibility throughout our internal policies
• Conducted accessibility testing with assistive technology
• Included accessibility as part of our design and development guidelines
• Provided accessibility training for our staff
• Established a mechanism to gather feedback on accessibility

Accessibility Features

Healthcare Data Gateway includes the following accessibility features:

• Keyboard navigation support
• Alt text for all informative images
• ARIA landmarks for major page sections
• High contrast between text and background colors
• Visible focus indicators
• Properly structured headings and content
• Text resizing without loss of functionality

Known Limitations

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Healthcare Data Gateway, there may be some limitations. Below is a list of known limitations:

• Some PDF documents may not be fully accessible
• Some video content may not have captions or audio descriptions
• Some older content may not be accessible as it was published before our accessibility policy was implemented
• Third-party content that is not under our control may not meet accessibility standards

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Healthcare Data Gateway. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

• By email: accessibility@healthcaredatagateway.com
• Via our feedback form on the Contact page

We try to respond to feedback within 3 business days.

Assessment Approach

Healthcare Data Gateway assessed the accessibility of this website by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation
• External evaluation by accessibility consultants
• Automated testing tools
• User testing with assistive technologies

Compatible Assistive Technologies

Healthcare Data Gateway is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

• Screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, TalkBack)
• Screen magnification software
• Speech recognition software
• Keyboard-only navigation

Continuous Improvement

Healthcare Data Gateway is committed to making continuous improvements to enhance accessibility. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and will be implementing accessibility improvements based on feedback and our ongoing accessibility assessments.